Crime News from Nigeria
Nigerian Pastor Korede Komaiya gets fellow clergy arrested over criticism of his ‘prosperity teachings’
Gunmen kill Miyetti Allah chairman, Adamu in Plateau
Bandits strike again, kill five farmers in Ondo; protesters barricade governor’s Office
Police order probe into alleged brutality, extortion of polytechnic students in Akwa Ibom
Nigerian troops deactivate 56 illegal refining sites in one week
Boko Haram kills vigilante, sets houses and shops ablaze in Yobe
EFCC arrests 28 suspected Ponzi scheme operators in Minna
Lakurawa kills 13 and razes seven villages in Kebbi reprisal
Police arrest man with human skulls, recover stolen tricycles in Ebonyi
Nigerian woman remanded for drug trafficking in India
245 suspects arrested with hard drugs, weapons as FCT police raid black spots
JTF thwarts ransom deal, neutralizes bandits in Zamfara forest
Police operatives arrest 5 suspects for alleged murder of 7-year-old boy and vigilante commander
Deaf man drags ex lover to court over N100,000, broken marriage promises
Man arrested for beating girlfriend to death in Lagos
Court jails 30 internet fraudsters in Ibadan
Gun-power explosion: About 50 persons escape death in Zamfara
Two men arrested for the murder of Nigerian asylum seeker in Ireland
Three dead as police, military engage notorious criminals in deadly shootout in Abuja
Man jailed 3 years for escaping from prison custody in Ebonyi
Gunmen abduct several Muslim worshippers during early morning prayer
Bolt driver dies after alleged assault by NSCDC officers in Edo
265 bags of cannabis seized, 67 stowaways arrested – NNS Beecroft Commander, Oladejo
Tears as woman discovers dead bodies of her 3 children inside freezer upon returning home
Lagos impounds 125 commercial vehicles, 48 private cars for illegal parking, other traffic violations
Psychiatric patient allegedly raped by hospital staff missing with 5 month pregnancy
Police arrest 33-year-old for severing wife’s wrist
Gospel singer, Ajayi pleads not guilty to Salome Adaidu murder charge
Yahoo boys who duped woman of N1.3bn while posing as Brad Pitt identified as Nigerians
OOU students stabs roommate over noise disturbance
Man beheads father
Ex-convict rearrested for stealing TV eight days after Gov Adeleke’s pardon
LASTMA busts one-chance syndicate, recovers phones in Lagos
We make ₦250k, ₦300kdaily from stolen phones - Lagos 'One chance operator confesses
Notorious bandit Bello Turji frees all captives as military plan assault
Man stabs in-law to death with bottle over children's minor dispute
EFCC reacts as 'Yahoo boy' reportedly opens fire, kills top operative in Anambra
Nigerian man caught on tape raping woman jailed 10 years by UK court
FCT turns heat on scavengers, arrest over 80 suspects in days
Anambra govt shuts down brothel harbouring underage sex workers, armed robbers and drug peddlers
33-year-old Chinese national stabbed to death in Ogun
Kidnappers kIll female banker, dump her body along the road after collecting ransom
What a ‘song writer, content creator' said before being caught with his girlfriend’s severed head
Chioma Okoli's Case: Nasarawa Judicial Commission dismisses Chief Magistrate for misconduct, abuse of power
Tension in Oyo State as idol worshipper reportedly arrested over burning of Qur'an
ISWAP terrorists raid civilian Joint Task Force office in Borno, hours after attack on Nigerian Army base
Court grants ₦10m bail to woman over death threats to Seyi Tinubu online
Lagos socialite and US-trained Nollywood filmmaker arrested over illicit drug shipments
Money laundering: Court temporarily freezes 21 bank accounts and orders arrest of the account owners
Suspected thief dies after jumping fence to steal motorcycle in FCT
Catholic priest arrested for shooting teenage boy dead over knockout
Police gun down kidnapper, rescue abducted Benue community leader
Kaduna court orders man to sweep court premises for 40 days over wallet and ATM cards theft
NSCDC rescues 3-year-old girl, arrests two suspected child traffickers in Abia
Nigerian Army confirms two soldiers killed by ESN fighters in Imo, one missing, weapons carted away
'His head was buried in a shrine' - Activist narrates how a man was kidnapped and killed in Delta State
Police nab bandit, 3 car snatchers, weapons in Kaduna
Police nab mother for killing baby, parade over 30 suspects in Delta
EFCC nabs 792 foreigners over romance, investment scam in Lagos
Miyetti Allah leader Bodejo arrested by Nigerian Army – Family alleges
Gunmen abduct Yahaya Bello’s aide
Gunmen attack Zamfara community, abduct over 50 women, girls
ECOWAS Court orders Nigerian govt to pay N5million to police torture victim
Police link most missing girls and ritual killing cases in Nigeria to hookups
FBI arrests Nigerian scammer ‘Bobo Chicago’ over $2.8m money laundering
Four Nigerians arrested in Libya for drug trafficking and testing positive for infectious diseases
South African man arrested for murder of Nigerian national in Gauteng
NDLEA intercepts cocaine concealed in granulated pepper, melon, yam flour en route UK
Two Nigerian men and four Thai nationals arrested for romance scams in Bangkok
Alex Ikwechegh granted N500,000 bail in assault charges against bolt driver
Patient dies after Abuja hospital allegedly demands N200,000 before treating mob action victims
We found drugs in house of senator accusing us of corruption – NDLEA
Tension as gunmen throw 'bomb' into police vehicle, kill 2 officers in Anambra
Court finally sentences all 5 suspects in deadly Offa bank robbery to death after six years
Why I killed 18-year-old female church member – OOU student
Police kill three gunmen in fierce battle
Students shot dead as suspected Boko Haram terrorists attack school in Yobe
5 killed, others injured; animals rustled, houses, shops razed in farmers/herders clash in Niger
Tea vendor kills 20-year-old boy for allegedly stealing bread
Bandits kill Katsina Gov’s aide, wife, abduct 28 others
Police arraign two estate agents for alleged N1.5m fraud
Gunmen kidnap over 20 Nigerian Medical, Dental students in Benue
Troops neutralize 147, apprehend 381 suspects in 1 week – DHQ
Man transporting fresh human skull arrested; claims to be part of syndicate in viral video
Five children die after eating farm food in Nasarawa
Police rescue suspected motorcycle thief from angry mob, arrest accomplice in Jigawa
Gunmen kill 5 worshippers inside mosque in Nasarawa
One arrested as police rescue professional footballer abducted in Kano
Oyo: EFCC arrests 10 suspected illegal miners in Ogbomoso
Police arrest socialite Blord; says arrest not linked to VeryDarkMan's petition
'I paid for sins of another man' - Innocent bricklayer Adeyemi recounts how he spent 24yrs in prison
Boko Haram kidnaps High Court Judge, his wife, and aides in Borno
How NDLEA busts drugs warehouse in Lagos; seizes N4.7bn cocaine, meth
Suspected terrorists kill 7, behead two in Niger state attack
18-year-old arrested for vandalising LED road stud lights on newly renovated Lagos Third Mainland Bridge
Police arrest soldiers, others over various robberies
